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A boy feeds pigeons in central Yangon November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Soe ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy feeds pigeons in central Yangon November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (Myanmar SOCIETY)

Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San ...

(AFP) — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:03:00 GMT

(AFP) - Supporters of Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, gather on the steps of the Sydney Opera House in October. Supporters voiced guarded hope after US President Barack Obama raised her case directly with the junta, but some accused Southeast Asian leaders of undercutting his message. Photo:Greg Wood/AFP

(L-R) Myanmar's Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Philippines ...

(AFP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:09:00 GMT

(AFP) - (L-R) Myanmar's Prime Minister General Thein Sein, Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong pictured at the ASEAN-US leaders meeting in Singapore on November 15. US President Barack Obama used a landmark encounter with Thein Sein on Sunday to demand freedom for detained democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi. Photo:Mandel Ngan/AFP

US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar's military ...

(AFP) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 08:56:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama pressed Sunday for Myanmar's military junta to release democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, during a landmark encounter with the regime's prime minister, the White House said. Photo:/AFP

A Mon villager carries a bammboo at a village in Kanchanaburi ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:09:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Mon villager carries a bammboo at a village in Kanchanaburi province near the Thai-Myanmar border, about 380 km (236 miles) west of Bangkok, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND SOCIETY TRAVEL)

A Mon villager fishes in the Ranti river near a wooden bridge ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Mon villager fishes in the Ranti river near a wooden bridge linking two nearby villages in Kanchanaburi province near the Thai-Myanmar border, about 380 km (236 miles) west of Bangkok, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY TRAVEL)

Buddhist monks walk along a road in Kanchanaburi province near ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Buddhist monks walk along a road in Kanchanaburi province near the Thai-Myanmar border, about 380 km (236 miles) west of Bangkok, November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)

Burmese nuns walk to receive an alms from villagers at a village ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Burmese nuns walk to receive an alms from villagers at a village market near the Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi province, about 380 km (236 miles) west of Bangkok November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)

A buddhist monk walks to receive an alms from villagers on a ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A buddhist monk walks to receive an alms from villagers on a wooden bridge at a small village near Thai-Myanmar border in Kanchanaburi province, about 380 km (236 miles) west of Bangkok November 15, 2009. REUTERS/Chaiwat Subprasom (THAILAND SOCIETY RELIGION TRAVEL)

Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki Hatoyama ...

(The Canadian Press) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:30:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Japan's Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his wife Miyuki Hatoyama arrival at an APEC reception in Singapore, Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009. In Singapore, US President Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to sit in on an ASEAN 10 meeting that will include the leader of the military regime in Myanmar. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Shizuo Kambayashi, Japan Pool)

Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein arrives for the 15th Association ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's Prime Minister Thein Sein arrives for the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, in the seaside town of Hua Hin, some 190 km (118 miles) south of Bangkok, October 22, 2009. REUTERS/Christophe Archambault/Pool

President Barack Obama makes remarks about the economy from ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:03:00 GMT

(Reuters) - President Barack Obama makes remarks about the economy from the White House in Washington November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Sri Lankan traditional dancers welcome Myanmar leader Than Shwe ...

(AFP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 12:46:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan traditional dancers welcome Myanmar leader Than Shwe to the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 13. Large flag-waving crowds greeted Myanmar's junta leader General Than Shwe on Saturday as he toured an ancient city in north-central Sri Lanka on a religious pilgrimage. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured following ...

(AFP) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 02:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured following a meeting with US government officials in Yangon, on November 4. US President Barack Obama Saturday urged Myanmar to release detained democracy leader and other political prisoners, urging the regime to take a path to 'true security and prosperity.' Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured following ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi is pictured following a meeting with US government officials in Yangon, on November 4. Myanmar pro-democracy leader Suu Kyi on Friday lodged an appeal with the military-ruled country's highest court against her extended house arrest, according to her main lawyer. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen during a news ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:45:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is seen during a news conference inside the Goldenberg Mansion in Malacanang, Metro Manila, on November 12. Clinton called again for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the country's military leaders at a summit this weekend. Photo:John Javellana/AFP

Sri Lankan dancers perform at the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple ...

(AFP) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan dancers perform at the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy. Dozens of dancers, drummers and three elephants greeted Myanmar's reclusive junta leader as the elderly general began a pilgrimage in Sri Lanka Friday on a rare foreign outing. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

People hold posters and shout slogans during a protest against ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:51:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People hold posters and shout slogans during a protest against Myanmar junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe's visit to Sri Lanka, in Colombo, November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS CONFLICT)

A man holds a poster during a protest against Myanmar junta ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:50:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A man holds a poster during a protest against Myanmar junta supremo Senior General Than Shwe's visit to Sri Lanka, in Colombo, November 13, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer (SRI LANKA POLITICS CONFLICT)

Members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's ...

(The Canadian Press) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:08:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Members of detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi's National League for Democracy Party sell portraits of their leader outside the party's headquarters during a celebration to mark the 89th anniversary of the country's National Day Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009, in Yangon, Myanmar. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Khin Maung Win)

A traditional dancer plays a drum as elephants follow as part ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:37:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A traditional dancer plays a drum as elephants follow as part of the motorcade of Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, during his visit to the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, November 13, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA SOCIETY POLITICS)

Traditional dancers perform alongside the motorcade of Myanmar's ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:28:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traditional dancers perform alongside the motorcade of Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, during his visit to the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic in Kandy, November 13, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA SOCIETY POLITICS)

Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:25:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, wipes his head as an aide fans him in the museum attached to the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, in Kandy, November 13, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 09:22:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe (R), adjusts his glasses while visiting the Buddhist Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic with the chief custodian of the temple Pradeep Nilanga Dela (L) in Kandy, November 13, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY RELIGION SOCIETY)

Aung San Suu Kyi (R) arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant ...

(Reuters) — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi (R) arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) at the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Aung Hla Tun

Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) introduces Sri Lanka's ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:54:00 GMT

(AFP) - Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse (R) introduces Sri Lanka's top general Sarath Fonseka (L) to visiting Myanmar leader Than Shwe (C) in Colombo. Fonseka, a war hero at home credited with crushing Tamil rebels, quit Thursday, fuelling speculation he will enter politics to challenge Rajapakse. Photo:Ishara S.Kodikara/AFP

Myanmar leader Than Shwe (L) meets Sri Lankan President Mahinda ...

(AFP) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:07:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar leader Than Shwe (L) meets Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse at the President's House in Kandy. Shwe said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka, where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit. Photo:Lakruwan Wanniarachchi/AFP

A member of the Sri Lanka's president's security force keeps ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of the Sri Lanka's president's security force keeps watch over a cameraman travelling with Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, at the airport in Colombo November 12, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA)

A member of the Sri Lankan Army Commandos stands guard as he ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A member of the Sri Lankan Army Commandos stands guard as he waits for the arrival of Myanmar's Chairman of the State Peace and Development Council, Senior General Than Shwe, in Colombo November 12, 2009. Senior General Shwe is in Sri Lanka on a state visit. REUTERS/Andrew Caballero-Reynolds (SRI LANKA POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks with Philippine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) speaks with Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo inside the Goldenberg Mansion in Malacanang, Metro Manila November 12, 2009. Clinton called again on Thursday for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the country's military leaders at a summit this weekend. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) gestures as Philippine ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:40:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) gestures as Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Alberto Romulo looks on during a news conference inside the Goldenberg Mansion in Malacanang, Metro Manila November 12, 2009. Clinton called again on Thursday for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the country's military leaders at a summit this weekend. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES POLITICS)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a news ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gestures during a news conference inside the Goldenberg Mansion in Malacanang, Metro Manila November 12, 2009. Clinton called again on Thursday for the unconditional release of Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, but suggested there could be high-level contacts with the country's military leaders at a summit this weekend. REUTERS/John Javellana (PHILIPPINES POLITICS)

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves upon her arrival at ...

(Reuters) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 09:27:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waves upon her arrival at Manila airport November 12, 2009. REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here with her Japanese ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, seen here with her Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada, has urged Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to hold free and fair elections next year, ahead of a historic summit involving President Barack Obama and the junta's premier. Photo:Toru Yamanaka/AFP

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, seen last month at a meeting ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein, seen last month at a meeting of ASEAN heads of state. Washington has urged Asian nations to pressure Myanmar to hold free and fair elections next year, ahead of a historic summit involving President Barack Obama and the junta's premier. Photo:Erik de Castro/AFP

Myanmar's General and prime minister Thein Sein seen here in ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:11:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's General and prime minister Thein Sein seen here in October 2009. Military-run Myanmar is an ASEAN member Sein, is expected to join Sunday's talks with Obama in what would be the first meeting between a US president and a Myanmar leader in 43 years. Photo:Sakchai Lalit/AFP

A Myanmar policeman uses his mobile phone as he patrols a street ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Myanmar policeman uses his mobile phone as he patrols a street in Namteuk, neighbouring China's border town of Mangka, in Myanmar's Wa State September 3, 2009. REUTERS/Stringer

Myanmar's army parade during a military event in the country's ...

(AFP) — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's army parade during a military event in the country's administrative capital Naypyidaw. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has urged Asian nations to reach out to the Myanmar leadership and encourage them to hold 'free, fair and credible elections'. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP

Myanmar's Gen. Thein Sein listens through his earphones as he ...

(AFP) — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 17:22:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar's Gen. Thein Sein listens through his earphones as he attends the 15th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in the southern Thai resort town of Cha-am in October 2009. A weekend summit involving US President Barack Obama and the premier of military-ruled Myanmar will be a 'breakthrough' in ties between Southeast Asia and the United States, Singapore said Tuesday. Photo:Sakchai Lalit/AFP

Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (THE ...

(The Canadian Press) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:04:00 GMT

(The Canadian Press) - Myanmar's detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Khin Maung Win)

Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:10:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Aung San Suu Kyi (C) arrives for a meeting with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs Kurt Campbell (L) at the Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Aung Hla Tun

Buddhist monks sweep the front of a pagoda in Pindaya in Myanmar ...

(Reuters) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 08:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Buddhist monks sweep the front of a pagoda in Pindaya in Myanmar November 8, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR SOCIETY RELIGION)

People visit the Shwe U Min (Golden Cave) near Pindaya in Myanmar's ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:38:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People visit the Shwe U Min (Golden Cave) near Pindaya in Myanmar's Shan state November 7, 2009. The cave, one of the coutry's most popular tourist sites located over 4000ft above the see level contains over 8,000 images of Buddha. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR SOCIETY)

Farmer work in the paddy field near Pindaya in Shan state, Myanmar ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:34:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Farmer work in the paddy field near Pindaya in Shan state, Myanmar November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR SOCIETY)

A woman carries her child as she works in the paddy field near ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A woman carries her child as she works in the paddy field near Pindaya in Shan state, Myanmar November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR SOCIETY)

Children walk through the filed near Pindaya in Shan state, ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 15:30:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Children walk through the filed near Pindaya in Shan state, Myanmar November 7, 2009. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR SOCIETY)

Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here hosting the ...

(AFP) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:00:00 GMT

(AFP) - Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seen here hosting the Mekong-Japan summit in Tokyo, says Japan is planning to increase aid to Myanmar gradually while hailing Washington's latest efforts to engage the military-ruled country. Photo:Kiyoshi Ota/AFP

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) is escorted by Japanese ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:47:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) is escorted by Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before their meeting at the latter's official residence in Tokyo November 7, 2009. Japan offered on Friday more than 500 billion yen ($5.5 billion) in aid over the next three years to Southeast Asia's emerging Mekong River region countries, where it seeks more influence and investment opportunities. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Pool (JAPAN POLITICS)

Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) shakes hands with Japanese ...

(Reuters) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:46:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Myanmar Prime Minister Thein Sein (L) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama before their meeting at the latter's official residence in Tokyo November 7, 2009. Japan offered on Friday more than 500 billion yen ($5.5 billion) in aid over the next three years to Southeast Asia's emerging Mekong River region countries, where it seeks more influence and investment opportunities. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Pool (JAPAN POLITICS)

Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi smiles following a meeting ...

(AFP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:43:00 GMT

(AFP) - Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi smiles following a meeting with US diplomats in Yangon. A US diplomat said Washington is ready to boost ties with Myanmar but will not lift sanctions until there is progress on democracy. Photo:Hla Hla Htay/AFP